Perceived reportability of intimate partner violence against women to the police and help-seekinga national survey

  1. Joel Juarros-Basterretxea 1
  2. Natalia Fernández-Álvarez 2
  3. Javier Torres-Vallejos 3
  4. Juan Herrero 2
  1. 1 Universidad de Zaragoza
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    Universidad de Zaragoza

    Zaragoza, España

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  2. 2 Universidad de Oviedo
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    Universidad de Oviedo

    Oviedo, España

    ROR https://ror.org/006gksa02

  3. 3 Universidad Santo Tomás (Chile)
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Revista:
Psychosocial Intervention

ISSN: 1132-0559

Año de publicación: 2024

Volumen: 33

Número: 1

Páginas: 55-64

Tipo: Artículo

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Resumen

Las publicaciones científicas señalan sistemáticamente la reticencia de las víctimas de violencia de pareja contra las mujeres a hacer visible su situación y denunciarla ante la policía. El hecho de que las víctimas perciban y definan las conductas de violencia de pareja como denunciables es clave para comprender en qué casos se considera a la policía como posible proveedora de ayuda o si se prefieren otros potenciales proveedores de ayuda (familiares, amigos, especialistas, etc.). El objetivo de la presente investigación ha sido analizar la influencia de la percepción de la capacidad de denunciar la violencia de pareja en la selección de la policía como proveedora de ayuda por parte de las mujeres, en comparación con la falta de búsqueda de ayuda o la selección de otros proveedores de la misma. Se han analizado los datos de 479 mujeres participantes en el estudio de una muestra representativa nacional de 1,112 adolescentes y jóvenes chilenos de ambos sexos realizado por el Instituto Nacional de la Juventud de Chile. Los resultados mostraron que la capacidad de denuncia percibida predice la selección de la policía como proveedor de ayuda en comparación con otras fuentes informales de ayuda, como la familia o los amigos. Sin embargo, no pareció tener efecto en la selección de la búsqueda de ayuda comparar a la policía con otras fuentes formales de ayuda (psicólogos, servicios públicos). La victimización y las actitudes hacia la violencia de pareja también desempeñan un papel específico en la selección de la policía como proveedora de ayuda. Los resultados demuestran la complejidad de la visibilidad para la policía de la violencia en la pareja contra las mujeres y la necesidad de examinar sus mecanismos explicativos.

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